PY 2010 WIA Youth Literacy and Numeracy Gains State Rankings

PY 2010 WIA Youth Literacy and Numeracy Gains State Rankings State Actual Performance State Ranking Arkansas 75.3 Alabama 9 Maryland 74.6 Alaska 48 Mississippi 69.0 Arizona 14 New Hampshire 63.1 Arkansas 1 Rhode Island 62.9 California 23 Louisiana 61.3 Colorado 19 Kentucky 60.8 Connecticut 29 Illinois 57.8 Delaware 11 Alabama 56.7 District of Columbia 26 Washington 56.6 Florida 31 Delware 56.4 Georgia 35 New Jersey 56.2 Hawaii 36 West Virginia 55.8 Idaho 44 Arizona 53.1 Illinois 8 Nebraska 52.8 Indiana 47 Kansas 51.1 Iowa 45 North Dakota 50.4 Kansas 16 Pennsylvania 49.8 Kentucky 7 Colorado 48.8 Louisiana 6 South Carolina 48.7 Maine 49 Texas 47.2 Maryland 2 Missouri 46.9 Massachusetts 41 California 44.2 Michigan 51 Ohio 44.1 Minnesota 43 Oregon 44.1 Mississippi 3 District of Columbia 43.8 Missouri 22 North Carolina 43.3 Montana 39 New York 42.8 Nebraska 15 Connecticut 39.4 Nevada 42 Tenessee 38.6 New Hampshire 4 Florida 37.7 New Jersey 12 Wyoming 34.5 New Mexico 34 Utah 34.2 New York 28 New Mexico 32.3 North Carolina 27 Georgia 31.5 North Dakota 17 Hawaii 27.4 Ohio 24 Wisconsin 27.0 Oklahoma 38 Oklahoma 26.1 Oregon 24 Montana 25.8 Pennsylvania 18 Virginia 25.8 Puerto Rico 52 Massachusetts 25.6 Rhode Island 5 Nevada 25.3 South Carolina 20 Minnesota 21.9 South Dakota 46 Idaho 20.6 Tennessee 30 Iowa 20.5 Texas 21 South Dakota 20.0 Utah 33 Indiana 18.0 Vermont N/A Alaska 15.3 Virgin Islands 50 Maine 8.7 Virginia 39 Virgin Islands 7.8 Washington 10 Michigan 7.2 West Virginia 13 Puerto Rico 2.1 Wisconsin 37 Vermont* 0.0 Wyoming 32 *Data not reported.